X Marks the Spot
Math Symbolism
Mathcounts
Is that an Elective?
Sweet Treats
100

4n − 2n = 4

2

100

What is π and what is the approximate value of π ?

Pi, 3.14

100

The 22 members of Troop 71 and their leader, Dave, are planning an overnight camping trip. Dave is planning to make hamburgers, and his recipe calls for 1 pound of beef per 4 burgers. Assuming each person eats one burger, how many pounds of beef should he purchase to serve the troop, himself and the 3 chaperones. Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

6.5

100

ASB/Leadership

Real 

100

Which tricolored candy is usually sold during the Halloween season in a corn kernel shape?

Candy corn

200

−12 = 3 − 2k − 3k

3

200

What is ≅ ?

Congruent to

200

What is 50% of 200% of 10?

10

200

Chinese 1

Real


200

What candy slogan is "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand?"

M&Ms

300

−3(1 + 6r) = 14 − r

-1

300

What does n! represent?

Factorials

300

What is the area, in square units, of a triangle with vertices at (0,0), (0,5), (7,12)? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.

17.5

300

Academic Decathlon

Not an elective class

300

Which country invented Rowland's staple drink of boba (bubble tea)?

Taiwan

400

−4k + 2(5k − 6) = −3k − 39

-3

400

What is the name of ∑ in greek?

Sigma

400

What is the smallest possible perimeter, in units, of a triangle whose side-length measures are consecutive integer values?

9

400

AP Korean

Not a real elective

400

What is the name of Jollibee's famous layered dessert drink that is a staple in Filipino cuisine?

Halo Halo

500

10(x + 3) − (−9x − 4) = x − 5 + 3

-2

500

What is the Greek name for Δ ?

Delta

500

What is the measure, in degrees, of the acute angle formed by the minute hand and hour hand on a standard clock when it indicates 9:40?

50

500

Parent and Family Life

Real 

500

What year was the Snickers bar invented and sold to the public?

1930

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